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From staff reports
The man sitting in prison for the 1983 shooting death of a Roane County sheriff’s deputy is up for parole this month.
Facebook postings linking to Deputy Dennis Armes’ Officer Down Memorial web page have been circulating, asking people to write letters appealing to the state’s parole board to deny parole for Frank McCall.
The letter said McCall has already been denied parole on at least two previous occasions.
His latest hearing is set for Monday, June 25.

Since winning the Miss Polk Salad pageant on May 12, she’s got to pick out a new dress, participate in Harriman’s Memorial Day Weekend parade and meet a lot of new people.

“I knew there was a lot of community involvement with winning the pageant, and I like being a role model for younger people,” she said. “They see so much that’s not good on TV, and I think it’s important that they see a good role model.”

Harriman Treasurer Charles Kerley had one major recommendation when recently talking about the city budget:

Don’t spend.

He’ll probably reiterate that Tuesday, when Harriman City Council is poised to vote on the 2012-13 budget on first reading.

Kerley’s main concern is grants, particularly the pending progress of a grant project that has been a long time coming: sidewalk and lighting along Walden and Morgan avenues in the Cornstalk Heights area.

Harriman Fire Chief Brad Goss and his firefighters have had a busy season conducing various fundraisers, including hot dog sales at a recent Cruisin’ event downtown and a pancake breakfast, to raise money to buy a utility transport vehicle.

The department’s next fundraiser is a cornhole tournament this weekend.

The tournament, which will adhere to Cornhole Players Association rules, will start at 4 p.m. June 9 across from Harriman Fire Station 1 at 603 Walden Ave.

A family-owned industry was honored last week as Roane County’s 2012 Industry of the Year.

“Daycab Co. is a small, but strong company that has grown slowly, but surely, into an important player in the Roane County Industrial Park community,” said The Roane Alliance President and CEO Leslie Henderson.

The award was presented to Daycab owner Marc Wagers during the Roane County Industrial Development Board’s annual Industry Appreciation Breakfast on Roane State Community College’s main campus in Roane County.